Mind Wrench Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  The changes that the automotive repair industry is going through have made it very challenging for a lot of shop owners and technicians. The idea of going up against the big MSO’s (multi-shop operators) is making these business owners consider giving up and selling their shop.  However, these are limiting beliefs and small repair shop owners still have some edge ov...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Have you ever stopped & thought about all the power & technology we have instantly at our fingertips? When you think about the thousands of things you can do with your mobile phone, isn’t it absolutely AMAZING? Did you realize that even with a $100 smartphone, we have access to more technology than Clinton did as President of the United States?? Then why ar...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  We have all experienced unbelievable challenges and setbacks for the past 18 months, and have been knocked on our ass more than once! Feeling like the hurricane-force winds of challenge have you bent over further than you can take?... like you’re ready to snap, instead of springing back?  Did you realize your resiliency can be the key factor to your success? Join m...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Are you spending too much time “on the fence” about something? Have you been “on the fence” about selling your shop & calling it quits? Whether its concerning buying or selling a home, leaving or staying at an unfulfilling job, leaving or staying in a toxic relationship or selling your business… some people spend almost a lifetime on one fence or another… terri...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  I know I don’t need to tell you, but we are all currently living one of the most stressful times in the past 20 years! Did you realize over 75% of adults feel massive stress & anxiety every single day?... actually, I was thinking that number seemed a little light… but I deal with a little different crowd than most other people! Sometimes there are so many thoug...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Entrepreneurs are a special breed of people; they play life full-out on their own terms! Mentors are also a special breed of people, that selflessly help guide & shape the lives and futures of others! It’s not too often in life we get to “interview” our mentors and let them know what a difference they make in young lives…. but this week, I got to do just that!...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Help me celebrate my first year of creating & producing the Mind Wrench show! It’s been 12 months & 50 episodes of trying to provide value, through mindset adjustment, some self-development, viewing life through a different lens and sound business advice, to the automotive collision & repair industry. This week I’ve combined some clips from my most popu...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Does your family have some “issues” that make you feel uncomfortable when that particular subject comes up in a conversation? Is there a few “branches” of drug use, alcoholism, infidelity, abuse or mental health in your family tree? Do these family “issues” make you feel isolated & alone?... like your family is so far from normal? Join us this week, as we explo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Everybody seems to be talking about the awesome benefits of having a morning routine, and you want to make it part of your day…but, is the simple thought of starting a morning routine  too overwhelming? Do you want to start a morning program, because you understand & believe in the benefits, but don’t think you can commit to the time or you think there are too...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  This week’s show is my interview with Jay Goninen , Founder & President of Find-A-Wrench / Co-founder & President of WrenchWay and host of the weekly “ Beyond the Wrench ” podcast. Their sole mission is helping fight the technician shortage with Tools & Services to help connect shops & technicians. Be sure to listen-in as we discuss their revolution...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in the daily “whirlwind” of your business? Are you spending more of your time working “ in ” the business, rather than “ on ” your business? Have you forgotten the REAL reason you started your shop in the first place? Join us this week, and I will show your 3 simple life-hacks that will help you remember the real “ WHY ” you went...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Do you know how much time you have left?... how many more days left on this planet? Are there things you KNOW you want to START or STOP doing, but haven’t yet? What are the fences that need mending within your own family, the broken relationships that YOU could help repair? What are you waiting for??.... will you have more time later? Join us this week, as we look...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Do you know the difference between a mentor & a coach? Did you realize you could be someone’s mentor & not even know it , but being a “coach” to someone is always intentional? Join us this week, as we explore the key differences between a mentor & a coach, show you how the benefits of both can help…. and even the rewards of coaching & mentoring othe...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Staying with the subject of mentorship from last week’s episode, I wanted to share some insights from one of the many mentors that have helped me throughout my life & career. Join us this week, as we learn from one of the worlds’ best mentors, Tony Robbins, as he shares some sage advice on how to jump back into our “normal” lives, with his “5 Keys to Living You...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Did you know that since Q1 of 2020, more individuals than ever want a mentor , and more organizations are trying to provide mentoring in the workplace as a learning and development initiative? As the millennial generation becomes the majority of the workforce, will the outgoing generation of retiring baby-boomer techs be the ones to provide the much-needed mentorin...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  As different as we all are, do you know the one thing that everybody has in common? Every day, and in every way, each one of us is always looking for a win … an easy win is even better! Join us this week, as I teach you how everyone, including YOU , with just a little bit of will power… can have 3 easy wins in the morning… even before you leave your bathroom!     D...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  As different as we all are, do you know the one thing that everybody has in common? Every day, and in every way, each one of us is always looking for a win … an easy win is even better! Join us this week, as I teach you how everyone, including YOU , with just a little bit of will power… can have 3 easy wins in the morning… even before you leave your bathroom!     D...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Ever had someone say or do something to you, or for you, that totally shifted your attitude, changed mindset or the way you look at things? Have you noticed the drastic change in your life, or your outlook on life, from a world event, natural disaster, birth of your child, change of career or something as simple as getting your driver’s license? Join us this week,...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  I’m really excited to share today’s message with all of you… it is the “perfect” topic, one that’s been on my mind and that I’ve wanted to talk about, for quite some time. This week I have something that checks all the boxes, it’s the “perfect” message, on the “perfect” subject, that relates “perfectly” to our industry and I can really relate to at many levels. Rec...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Could your toolbox be missing the most important, powerful tool of all time? Did you know failing to use this tool correctly might cost you your financial future?? Have you gone through life not effectively trained by your parents or your school system on the proper use of the powerful tool we call “money”? Join us this week, as we discover how most of us were ever...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  With everything you’ve been through in the past year, have you simply just had enough already ? Have all the losses of financial security, personal relationships and your ideals of a “ normal life ” completely worn you out & left you drained? Feel like you just need to unplug from all of it for a minute, or a week… or a year?? Well, I’m right there with ya!......

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Are you a different person with your boss, than you’re with your spouse? Have you ever noticed how you don’t always talk or act the same with co-workers as you do with your family? Do you find yourself being a different version of yourself, depending on whom you’re talking to or dealing with? Join us this week, with the help from NY Times best-selling author and en...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Are you almost ready to start a new business, start a new chapter in your life, make a change in your health or financial future, but still waiting for everything to be “just right”… to be perfect? Do you know the only real difference between people like Oprah, Jeff Bezos, Henry Ford, Sir James Dyson and you, is they did not wait until everything was perfect before...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  In this week’s episode, I had the great honor and pleasure of interviewing Michigan’s local collision industry expert, Mark Bono. Mark is a 30-year veteran I-CAR trainer, PPG-MVP instructor and President of his own consulting & training company, CITCOD. He has trained thousands of technicians, managers & shop owners over his career and stays “hands-on” by w...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Ever wonder why two people in the same company, serving the same customer base can have a wide variance in W-2’s? How is it that two speakers on the same stage, with the same audience, can vary by tens of thousands of dollars? Why is it the estimator in a high-production shop brings in twice the income of the CSR?... or more? Join us this week, as well-known speake...